Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Blueberry coconut ice cream (and some firemen)

After the ANZAC day public holiday last Thursday, I've been thinking that it would be really nice if a public holiday could be repeated tomorrow. Or every Thursday, I'd take that too.

As it is, I'm a wee bit overwhelmed. I seem to have a panic-inducing amount of work. I have spent a panic-inducing amount of money on orthotics (more on that another time). My workplace had a (minor) fire this afternoon, interfering with my ability to deal with all that panic-inducing work.

On the plus side, I value my work, the orthotics should help my running, and the fire was minor. I got to watch firemen do their stuff. I made blueberry coconut ice cream this week. It could be worse.

As you may have guessed, this ice cream is where my remaining coconut cream got to. It is really easy. You don't need an ice cream maker (although you do need a food processor or high-speed blender). The berries can be changed to taste - in fact, it all can be changed to taste - and it actually tastes like commercial coconut ice cream. True.

Want some of your own? Here is how to go about it.

I made a half batch given I was using half of a coconut milk can, but I have doubled the quantities below so you can make enough to share (or just have more to yourself!).

Remove your chilled can of coconut milk from the fridge, flip it upside down, and remove the top. Pour out the liquid and then spoon the solid mass into a large mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer, on high speed, for 2 to 3 minutes or until light and fluffy.

Add the agave nectar and vanilla to the coconut cream mix, and beat briefly to combine. Transfer to a food processor and add the blueberries. Process until the blueberries are fully processed and the mixture is just starting to clump together - no more than 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a freezer-proof dish (silicon baking dishes are recommended) and set for several hours or overnight.

Surprisingly vibrant purple...

After this process, you have a choice. You can scoop the ice cream out of your container and serve straight up, in which case you'll have something that looks like the bowl below.

If you want silky smooth ice cream, return the frozen mixture to your food processor briefly before serving, to give a result that is a bit closer to commercial products than the straight-from-the-freezer version.

38 comments:

I am on a total ice cream kick right now. I found some red velvet cake ice cream on Saturday that is to die for. I would seriously run 20 miles everyday just to be able to eat a pint whenever I want. It was yummy!

We had a fire drill after someone burnt their toast at my former work place - can't stand being turfed out of my workplace and standing around - used to just take my bag and go home during fire drills.

the ice cream sounds delicious - did I ask you about the liquid with your coconut cream and what you did with the stuff you drained off the top (I am not checking because my internet is on go-slow). Good luck with the work and orthotics

The ice-cream looks really good and what a bonus that it doesn't need an ice-cream maker! I would love to have a go a making ice-cream for my fellows one day.

I used to work on the 29th floor of a building and had to walk down that many flights of stairs during fire drills and an evacuation. It used to take so much time to get everyone out of the building and even longer to get everyone back up again so our boss always let us go home.

Oh...sorry about the fire incident at your work place and the panic-inducing work load. But at least, no one got hurt from the fire. I'm sure this scrumptious blueberry coconut ice cream helped a little right? It will definitely helps me chill if I have a bowl right now. :P

I hope the orthotics are life changing...I have had them before and have had more luck the last few years with well fitted running shoes, but these orthotics are being super duper crafted to my feet so I have high hopes!

Mmmm blueberries! One of my favourites! This would be a great addition to 5-Ingredient Mondays (http://siftstirandsavour.com/2013/05/05/5-ingredient-mondays-sugar-free-cherry-citrus-popsicles-vegan-gluten-free/), if you're interested :)

All I can think about is ice cream with summer coming and fresh fruit abounding! Can't wait for those fresh blueberries!!! Thanks so much for sharing this at Raw Foods Thursdays. Pinning this on our RFT board!

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